to describe Bengal Tigers. They are an amazing and fascinating species to learn about. Bengal tigers are the second largest species of tigers in the world. Bengal Tigers are an enchanting sight to see. Their coats are yellow or light orange colored with a white or cream colored belly. All Bengal Tigers have black or dark brown stripes going down the side of their body. Males tigers are giant, weighing as much as 420 pounds and standing up to nine feet tall. Female tigers can weigh as much as
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good news in today’s society about endangered species. Many endangered species populations continue to drop day after day even after much awareness has been raised to the world about the need for these species to remain in existence. Yet, in this dark hour there is a glimmer of hope for some of these species, especially tigers. In the past four years, India’s wild tiger population has risen 30%. Successes like these are key. It just shows that these endangered species can be saved. “India’s Environmental
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In our world there is a variety of species that are very close to becoming extinct, but the most endangered animal in our world is the “Panthera Pardus Orientalis,” or otherwise known as the Amur leopard. This big wild cat is a very rare type of leopard that has been reducing drastically in its population for many years and is now known as one of the rarest animals in our world. An average male Amur leopard weights about 180 pounds while the female leopards weight about 120 pounds. Their
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thicker stripes and darker fur color than most tigers. It is one of the smallest tiger species at the weight of 220-310 lbs. and at a length of 87-100 inches long for males. For females it is a weight of 165-243 lbs. and a length of 85-91 inches. 1. The Sumatran tigers habitat is lowland and mountain forests 2. The Sumatran tiger lives in Indonesia. 3. The Sumatran tiger lives 12 years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity. 4. The Sumatran tiger can have an average size litter (about 2-3
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Lion & Tigers The cat world has a wide variety of different breeds, two of which are considered the fiercest of the feline species. The names of these two felines are the Lion and the Tiger both belong to the scientific classification name of Panthera Leo. The Lion and the Tiger are the largest of the feline species though they appear to be different in many aspects, they also contain many similarities. Lions and Tigers are similar, as well as different, in the hunting habits they contain
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Project - Tigers Alive! WWF-Malaysia’s Tigers Alive! project was initiated following the completion of WWF-Malaysia’s human-tiger conflict work in FELDA Jerangau Barat, Terengganu in 2003. This project subsequently kicked off in Jeli, Kelantan, where human-tiger conflict was a major issue at that time. Since then, the project has expanded to the greater Belum-Temengor Forest Complex, a priority area for tigers as identified under the National Tiger Action Plan. With support from partners and
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Amur leopard The Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is a leopard subspecies native to the Primorye region of southeastern Russia and Jilin Province of northeast China, and is classified as Critically Endangered since 1996 by IUCN. Only 14–20 adults and 5–6 cubs were counted in a census in 2007, with a total of 19-26 Amur leopards extant in the wild. The Amur leopard is also known as the Far Eastern leopard, Korean leopard and Manchurian leopard. Characteristics Amur leopards differ from
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Danaë Brandt Reversals in Angela Carter’s “The Tiger Bride” The Tiger’s Bride is a modern reworking of the classic Beauty and the Beast tale in Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber. Carter takes a keen interest in the psychology and underlying dark themes contained in these children aimed tales. In The Tiger’s Bride, the story is told through Beauty’s point of view. A previously unexplored side, where the reader can understand the emotional journey Beauty goes through, how she sees the Beast
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zoo and Pi’s father is teaching his sons a lesson on the dangerousness of a tiger by letting a tiger brutally kill a goat right in front of him. He is trying to teach Pi how incredibly dangerous the Tiger is and that he should avoid them entirely; this is made evident by his accompanying speech: “Tigers are very dangerous. I want you to understand that you are never—under any circumstances—to touch a tiger, to pet a tiger, to put your hands through the bars of a cage, even to get close to a cage.
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The Bengal tiger is a carnivorous, mammal primarily from India. It lives in habitats such as the coniferous Himalayan Forest, the mangroves of the Sunderbans, the hills of the Indian Peninsula, or the forests of Rajasthan and Northern India. At one time Bengal tigers were scattered throughout Asia. Now they are generally found in India and some regions of Bangledesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar. There is approximately 4,000 alive in the wild now, and about 300
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